The Tavistock Cup rosters are out today, giving us a glimpse into the new world order among golf’s ultra-swank tour-pro clubs. At first glance, put newcomer Albany atop the order. The fast-rising Bahamas community boasts five of the top 30 players in this week’s world rankings, most of whom were poached from Tavistock Cup originals Lake Nona and Isleworth. Tiger Woods (Isleworth) and Ernie Els (Nona), as co-investors in the Albany project, quickly ditched their old teams for the new pink-attired squad.

A painful memo to all mortal souls in the planet: 'Tis the year of the all-mighty bully. Tiger Woods is roaring again. The Miami Heat are soaring to another NBA title. And the Los Angeles Lakers appear to have awakened from their sleepy, dysfunctional slumber and are shoring up their chances of making a viable playoff run. The little guys have been demoted to irrelevance once again. There is no March Madness for the underdog unless it's the NCAA basketball tournament. You'll have to get your spunky underdog fix hoping the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles pull off another big-time upset when they play the Florida Gators Friday night.

The Tavistock Cup is no longer a best-in-Orlando showdown. Expansion is taking it global. Albany – a new Tavistock Group community in the Bahamas – and England's Queenwood Golf Club will line up alongside Isleworth and Lake Nona this March, turning the toney team event into a four-way competition. Each team will carry a six-man roster. "We really wanted to create an opportunity for other global clubs to participate in this special tournament," said Andy Odenbach, Tavistock Cup tournament director.

Tiger Woods' roll continues. Woods helped lead Team Albany to playoff win in the Tavistock Cup, snapping Team Lake Nona's four-year hold on the trophy. Woods was back on the golf course one day after winning his eighth Arnold Palmer Invitational Monday. Wind caused major headaches for the star-studded field. Woods' Team Albany and Team Lake Nona headed for a playoff after they both finished 7-over-par. Woods and Ian Poulter represented Albany in the playoff, while Graeme McDowell and Henrik Stenson represented Lake Nona.

• WHEN: Monday-Tuesday. • WHERE: Isleworth Golf & Country Club, 6100 Payne Stewart Drive, Windermere. • COURSE: 7,544 yards, par 72. An Arnold Palmer design that winds through the Butler Chain of Lakes, Isleworth opened in 1986 and regularly ranks among Florida's longest and toughest layouts. Its fast, undulating greens often are kept at major-championship standards. Isleworth also is known for its collection of monument-sized sculptures that populate the landscape.

You couldn't exactly call it buying a championship. Yet for an expansion team, Albany looks to field a pretty shrewd lineup for its Tavistock Cup debut. The Bahamas newcomers wound up with Tiger Woods and four Lake Nona stalwarts when rosters were announced Tuesday for the first four-team edition of the glitzy interclub battle. Woods and Lake Nona's Ernie Els are co-investors at Albany, providing a foundation any expansion team would kill for. The pink-attired lineup also picked up Ian Poulter, Justin Rose and Tim Clark – giving them five of the world's top 30 in the rankings.

Though Tavistock Cup rosters won't be set for another 10 days, all signs indicate Tiger Woods will be sporting a different uniform at this year's expanded edition. Albany pink. Woods is a co-investor — along with Tavistock Group and Ernie Els — in the new luxury community rising in the Bahamas, making him eligible to be plucked from red-clad Isleworth in the Cup's version of an expansion draft. Albany and England's Queenwood Golf Club join the competition this year, giving even more of an international scope to the all-Orlando showdown between Lake Nona and Isleworth touring pros.

For much of Monday's back nine, the Tavistock Cup's first-day lead appeared set to go down to the wire. One eagle and one penalty later, it was all but over. While Lake Nona's Ian Poulter eagled the par-4 16th hole after driving the green, Isleworth's J.B. Holmes and Nick O'Hern wound up losing track that somebody needed to putt out the hole. Both picked up -- a one-stroke penalty added to Holmes' bogey. The resulting four-shot swing gave Poulter and fellow Englishman Justin Rose a surprisingly easy win in the last of five matches and Lake Nona a 6-4 lead on enemy territory.

Tiger Woods' roll continues. Woods helped lead Team Albany to playoff win in the Tavistock Cup, snapping Team Lake Nona's four-year hold on the trophy. Woods was back on the golf course one day after winning his eighth Arnold Palmer Invitational Monday. Wind caused major headaches for the star-studded field. Woods' Team Albany and Team Lake Nona headed for a playoff after they both finished 7-over-par. Woods and Ian Poulter represented Albany in the playoff, while Graeme McDowell and Henrik Stenson represented Lake Nona.

The tension felt at the final holes of the Arnold Palmer Invitational Monday was nowhere to be found at the Tavistock Cup Tuesday. Part of that could be credited to the pair of mustached men manning the first tee box. The Golf Channel's Gary McCord and David Feherty made sure each golfer relaxed while announcing the groups at the first tee. Besides announcing each player's name and team affiliation over a speaker system, the duo was able to...

Tiger Woods. Tiger Woods. Tiger Woods. Rinse and repeat for the next several weeks. The Comeback Kid continued his marvelous run by helping his team win the Tavistock Cup title Tuesday afternoon, setting up a wait-and-see game until the Masters tees off on Thursday, April 11. In the meantime, what a week it's been for Isleworth's most prominent ex-resident. Tiger breezed to the title at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, needing an extra day to take care of business because of the inclement weather.

The tension felt at the final holes of the Arnold Palmer Invitational Monday was nowhere to be found at the Tavistock Cup Tuesday. Part of that could be credited to the pair of mustached men manning the first tee box. The Golf Channel's Gary McCord and David Feherty made sure each golfer relaxed while announcing the groups at the first tee. Besides announcing each player's name and team affiliation over a speaker system, the duo was able to...

A massive downpour and huge gusts of wind Sunday forced everyone involved with the Arnold Palmer Invitational to make a change of plans - everyone except for Tiger Woods , that is. Woods sunk four birdies en route to his eighth victory at Bay Hill Club and Lodge, and a large group of supporters were there to share the moment. Tournament officials estimated around 30,000 spectators would attend the tournament daily Thursday through Friday. While Monday's attendance would not reach that amount, a large gallery of spectators redeemed their tickets from Sunday to watch Woods win his third event in five tournaments.

The Tavistock Cup is in expansion mode again, announcing Tuesday that next year's edition will grow to a six-team clash that could bring such names as Rickie Fowler and Bill Haas into the competition. Oak Tree National in Edmond, Okla., and Primland, located in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, join the Tavistock roster when the 10th edition tees off March 25-26 at Isleworth. Lake Nona has won the past four titles. "It's an evolving process," tournament director Andy Odenbach said.

Even without a full-blown tournament win in 28 months, Tiger Woods never was going to disappear from the short list of favorites to win the Masters . Only one man has won more green jackets, and Jack Nicklaus only hits a ceremonial tee shot these days. Even when Woods was in the throes of personal strife and a swing change, he managed to tie for fourth in each of the past two years. Sunday's five-shot romp at the Arnold Palmer Invitational , though, couldn't help but resonate well beyond the confines of the Bay Hill neighborhood.

Seven consecutive days of golf on a troublesome Achilles tendon? Forget that. Now, Tiger Woods tells us, he'll be looking at his eighth day by the time he tees off for the final round of this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational . "You guys don't know I played Augusta on Sunday," Woods said after Wednesday's pro-am round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Augusta National, with its rolling countryside, certainly has the capability of putting Woods' tender left Achilles under a stress test.

DORAL -- The Tavistock Cup will get its alignment of stars, it just has to wait a couple of hours. Tavistock, a two-day casual tournament that pits Isleworth Country Club against Lake Nona, will have a 2 1/2 -hour delay to accommodate players who were held up by weather delays at the CA Championship in Doral. The heavy rain postponed play about three hours on Sunday, and it became too dark for players to finish their rounds. Tee times are expected to go from 1:42 to 2:30 p.m. Thirteen players from Tavistock's 21-player field -- including Tiger Woods, Ernie Els and Justin Rose -- are playing in the South Florida event that is extended into today.

The shock had worn off within a day. The pressure only intensifies. Finish first or second at the Arnold Palmer Invitational , and Ernie Els likely moves into the top 50 of the world rankings in time to get a late Masters invitation. Otherwise, it's win or bust next week in Houston. A tall order, even for a Hall of Famer like Els. But that's what it comes down to if the South African plans to extend a run that has allowed him to drive down Magnolia Lane for the past 18 editions.

The domination continues. Host Lake Nona won its fourth consecutive Tavistock Cup on Tuesday afternoon, finishing with a two-day total of 41-under to top Isleworth by two shots in the world's most exclusive country club championship. English club Queenwood took third at 31-under while Albany, a club in Nassau, Bahamas, ended at 26-under. "I think it's definite bragging rights you know, I mean four in a row speaks for itself," Graeme McDowell of the Lake Nona team said.